Three mobile police officers on patrol
were shot dead in the early hours of
Monday on a road between Plateau
and Kaduna states. The incident
occurred at Hawan Kibo, the
boundary between Plateau and
Kaduna states. Although the police
spokesperson, Terna Tyopev, could
not be reached at press time, a
police source who confirmed the
attack said the officers’ rifles were
also taken away.
The source said the incident
occurred at the same spot where two
police officers attached to the
special task force on Jos crisis were
shot and killed earlier in the
year. Monday’s killing occurred about
24 hours after gunmen raided
Godogodo community, a settlement in
Jama’ar Local Government Area of
Kaduna State. Several residents have
since abandoned the community
while travellers on the Jos-
Kafanchan-Abuja road have also
deserted the route.